Wakamiya

Japanese: 若宮 - わかみや

〘 noun 〙① A young prince. Also, generally, a child of the imperial family. ※Yamato (around 947-957) 11 "He was sent to worship at the young shrine of Teishi-in" ② An assumed name of the shogun's son. ※Kennai-ki - February 5, 1439 (Eikyo 11) "The young shrine is where Hosokawa Shimotsuke-no-kami (the place where the emperor was born) _stays , and tonight he is staying at Imadegawa- _tei , where Gozaemon _-no _- kami (abbreviated) is waiting." ③ A shrine that enshrines a branch of the deity enshrined at the main shrine. For example, the young shrine at Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine, which enshrines Emperor Nintoku in contrast to Emperor Ojin at the main shrine. ※Asano Gunzai-12, Usa Shisensho-sama (around 939) "Usa Hachiman ( abbreviated) The two great deities of young prince and princess are enshrined in this shrine." ④ In order to purify the spirits of those who are causing violent curses, they began to be worshiped under the control of a great deity. They are enshrined in small shrines.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 幼少の皇子。また、一般に皇族の子。※大和（947‐957頃）一一「亭子院のわか宮につきたてまつり給て」② 将軍の子の僭称。※建内記‐永享一一年（1439）二月五日「若宮自_二細川下野守〈御産所也〉宿所_一、今夜俄渡_二御左衛門督〈略〉今出川亭_一」③ 本宮の祭神の分霊を奉斎したもの。たとえば、本宮の応神天皇に対し仁徳天皇をまつる石清水八幡宮の若宮の類。※朝野群載‐一二・宇佐使宣命書様（939頃）「宇佐八幡〈略〉此宮に御座す若宮若姫両所太神」④ はげしく祟る無縁の霊を斎(いわ)い込めるため、大きな神格の支配下においてまつり始めたもの。祠にまつったりする。

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